BFG KM3: I personally have been a BFG guy for quite a while. Again, not a lot of significant data for longevity.Ĥ. Quiet for an M/T, good on road manners, above average wet traction, good on and off road manners. Falken Wildpeak M/T: The most cost effective of the 3 options thus far. There's not a lot of significant data for longevity yet.ģ. Great on road manners, low road noise, above average wet traction, great traction both on and off road, and less cost than the Toyo with a similar tread design. Yokohama Geolandar M/T: The new tread design is flat out awesome! I currently have them on my daily ('11 Jeep Grand Cherokee) and they're fantastic when it comes to daily driving. Even wear, long life, relatively quiet, and average wet traction.Ģ. Toyo Open Country M/T: Be prepared to pony up the money, but several people swear by them. If you're looking for a true M/T, here's my recommendations:ġ. I've driven on 85% of the available M/T's available, and about the same on A/T's. There might be other good options as well.Īs somebody who's spent 15 years in the tire industry, it comes down to several different factors. These are just some of the tires I've looked into. I can't recall if it's the STT MAX or STT PRO. I'm not sure how they are in snow and rain, though. But, they're sooo expensive!Īlso, is running some Coopers on a Tacoma, and he seems to like them. The Pro-Comps look great, and claim to be good road tires as well. I think they might be my next set of tires. Some people even comment about how quiet they are. The only negative review I seem to read about is the treadwear. They're significantly less expensive than any other comparable tire. And, a buddy from Tacomaworld ran a set and seemed pretty happy with them. They're supposed to be reasonably quiet, and handle well on the highway. The Yokohamas seem to be purpose built for weekend warriors. Some of the tires that looked good to me were: There's a handful that seem to be marketed specifically towards having good road manners. The cab of the Raptor seems pretty quiet with Ridges, given all I hear is the MBRP exhaust when I accelerate, and the music volume is at least 12 when I drive.The problem is that most mud tires are lousy in snow and rain. If the Toyo MT's are even close to the Ridges, I'll give them a try. Durability of 10-Ply(E) vs 12-ply(F)on the rocks(Moab/Colorado) You guys have any first-hand experience with the Toyo O/C MT's?Īnyone tried both the Ridge Grapplers and Toyo Open Country MT's and can provide a comparison between the 2? I assume that's due to the deeper tread depth of 21/32" vs the lesser 18.3/32" on the Ridge Grappler. I've heard Toyo MT's are good wearing, and some guys get 40,000+ miles out of them with regular rotation. That deeper tread, 3/32" taller & 1/2" wider appeals to me. They look small to me already with over half the tread gone.(see pic at bottom). They may still have 5,000 miles left in them, but I don't like to run my tires bald on an OR truck. Been great tires, but I'm reluctantly curious to try something more aggressive. I rotate them religiously every 4,000 miles and they've worn well for 43,000 miles. I drive 75% Highway, 15% City, 2% Towing my 14' flatbed with RZR XP4 900, and 8% Off-Road during vacations and hunting. Nitto Ridge Grapplers - (mounted since I bought my truck) 35.0" tall inflated - You know size matters I know the Nitto Trails are fairly good for MT's, but I think I got just under 35k miles on that 1 set, so I'm not looking to go with Trails this time. Nitto and Toyo are sister companies, so I expect good things from both. However, I'm looking to delve into a more aggressive looking MT for the Raptor this next time around, and have been eyeing the Toyo Open Country MT now for my truck. I've had Terras(originals & G2's), Trails, and Ridges on my trucks, Rubicon, and the wife's Denali for well over a decade. Never had a bad experience with any Nitto's. I've run my Nitto Ridge Grapplers for 43,000 miles with no complaints at all. In a couple months, I'm going to be looking at replacing my tires for the first time on my Raptor.
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